Or in the 1960's  

I bought my youngest son (aged 23!) an advent calendar today - my first Christmas purchase. The calendar does contain chocolates.

Indeed!!

 

It did get exciting though, opening up all those doors knowing that on the 24th it would be a nativity picture, and then it was CHR***MAS!!!!!

yep - I loved the ones with the pictures - chocolate's just not the same.   I remember the excitement of the year the 24th was a DOUBLE door!

We were so easily pleased in the old days.

I've just read that the 3 year old girl who was in hospital after that awful house fire which killed her mother and siblings had died. That's just so sad almost a whole family wiped out in one tragedy.

So tragic.

Oh no Cinds

 

They just said on the news that it might not have been arson after all

I really hope it's not ............I can never believe it when you hear some of the dreadful arson stories where families are wiped out for revenge.

 

Still a tragedy though 

On the radio just now, police in Cardiff are investigating a series of hit and run incidents this afternoon. 11 casualties with a 31 yr old man arrested! What on earth?

I've not watched, listened to or read any news this week. It saddens me what happens in this world sometimes.  Innocent children shouldn't be caught up in things like this.

I've just read the closed sticky at the top of the page. Paying to send PMs? Aye right  It's a forum not a country club

 

Gonna have to send some PMs now so that I can contact people when..I...want and not when I have to pay for it

Too late Cagney, we can't send any new PMs any more, unless we upgrade to VIP status.

You can add posts to any PMs you still have.

I'm too late. That's shocking. If a forum can't provide the facility of private PMs without funding then maybe it's time for a crisis meeting. How much money can it take to run a website like this? If it costs a lot then as a percentage how much does PMing take up? Calculate that cost against the possiblity of losing members. Members who could possibly click on the advertising you depend on.

 

My guess is this part of the site is relatively small and other parts will happily pay to be here. Parts most here never venture to.

 

This is a small forum with quite a close knit membership but there are still things that people like to talk about in private...eg...me and Suzybean sharing pregnancy stories.

 

I get the feeling making members mods was the first step to detaching the BB forum from the rest of the site. The first step to getting rid of something nobody can be bothered with anymore.....and by nobody I mean the owners of the site.

I noticed Yogi

 

Had to go change a nappy so took ages to reply.  

 

I know I don't log in much so it probably won't affect me as much but this is bordering on ridiculous.

I must admit that I am worried about all this Cagney. 

 

It seems to me that Seattle welcomed us with open arms, an already established community is marketing gold. We were a bit troublesome at the beginning (I bet they would describe us worse than that), then, when we calmed down they tried to integrate us with the US forums. That didn't work. Then they shoved us over here, and threw advertising at us. Presumably that hasn't worked. They can't work out a way of monetising us. 

 

I agree that, in the great scheme of running a forum how much does a pm cost? This, my friends, is the beginning of the end.  You read it here first

Cagney that is probably the best way of putting it I have seen since the changes were made.   

Isn't the saying "there's no sentiment in business"?

 

I'm sure the prospect of a few hundred new members appealed back then.

 

I agree...in a way. I felt it was the beginning of the end when they appointed members as Mods. Fend for yourselves kinda thing. We'll step in when we can be bothered but until then you're on your own.

 

From a business point of view it's a disaster waiting to happen. Invite custom then alienate them slowly.

 

Anyway.....what's next?

Oh, another change, I tried to bold Cagneys 'it's a forum not a country club' comment in her post and it wouldn't let me.

What's next is that I am absolutley stuffed and can't move

 

I have jusy eaten a Waitrose ready made Indian meal and it was deeeeeelish

Toldja ...Beginning of the end

I'm on a total high from having my puppy in the house and my baby totally loving him....this isn't gonna bring me down

 

Can someone pass on where we're moving to next please?

We had a Chinese and I've left a wee bit of my beef chow mein for later...along with wontons and a bag of prawn crackers

Nice Caggers

 

I'm seriously considering a glass of wine and some Maltesers

I was just about to ask you if 'Dave' (my name for him) had moved in yet?

 

So pleased he's there and fitting in nicely.  

I'm having bean sprouts, fresh chillies & fresh garlic dry stir fried to accompany my Jenny Craig portion of Beef goulash. 

 

Away with yer Chinese and Indian foods  <<< jealous anger

I officially hate you! *looks at bean sprouts*

Nice cinds

 

I've come to the conclusion I like Stella lager 

Dave was just visiting.  He moves in next week. I've got a wee snuggly bed for him set up right beside my chair. His wee baby boy toys, his wee baby boy bowls, his wee baby boy blankie are all here waiting for him. Did I say he was my wee baby boy btw?

 

 <---that's me when he left today

One of the things said when the whole FM-Mod thing was going on was that they needed to have FM mods as they were going to be getting new members on here so needed the FM mods in place.

 

Who in their right mind would want to join a tiny, quite personal, quiet forum and PAY for it??

 

 Whatever tickles your fancy.  

 

I hate beer and lager but I'd like to like it because it's the only thing that's ever left in the fridge when I fancy a drink and there's nothing nice here.

Aww, I have puppy envy.

I'm with Ells, don't drink beer or lager. This rose (that should have a twiddly thing on the e) wine is nice though

Awww.         I usually drink Carling but I bought a big bottle of Stella tonight and it's nice 

Ohhhh, you can make things bold sprooooty.

 

Are you watching Cinds??

Coors light seems very popular these days.

 

I like white wine, vodka, cocktails, strawberry cider, peach schnapps, wkd, sambucca and ummm I think that's it.  

 

Rose gives me headaches but I used to love it.  Mixed with lemonade though Same with white wine, don't like it without lemonade.